As an extension of their Georgia animals study, students will learn how to gather facts from a nonfiction resource. They will explore World Book Online and write down information on an animal of their choice. Once they choose an animal, they will write down one fact on a note card and meet with a teacher to proof. Students will then draw a picture of their animal in KidPix and type their fact.
By the end of the lesson students will be able to:
Evaluate all aspects of an online nonfiction resource, including text, photos and videos
Be comfortable with using World Book Encyclopedia
Rotation #23 and #24
Lesson: The Important Thing About my Mom
Date: April 4 - 23, 2014
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1st Grade learn about power writing through The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown. We will read the book as a class and note the writing style that she uses throughout. After reading the story, we will brainstorm words about our moms on a printed handout.
In the classroom, students will work on their power writing and meet with a teacher to make necessary revisions. Students will also practice reading their selection in preparation for the recording piece that will occur on the iPad.
TEACHERS: please don't forget to send out an email reminder to your moms and have them send a photo of them and their child to you. If you could keep them in a folder, that would be great!
Rotation #21 and #22
Lesson: Georgia Regions KidPix
Date: March 19 - April 3, 2014
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1st Graders are learning about the 3 Major Regions of Georgia. We will use the Idea Wall to illustrate our knowledge of:
Mountain Region, Piedmont Region and Coastal Region
Create a Map Key with symbols
Create a Compass and label it
Discuss Borders
Capital City
When we are finished with the Idea Wall, students will create their own regional Georgia map in KidPix. All students will have a file in their folder called Georgia Landform. They will open the file and label and shade in the regions of Georgia on the map.
Through this activity, students will learn about mapping skills, typing, symbols and presentation tools.
Idea Wall
Here is a sample of what we did with the wall...
Rotation #20
Lesson: iPad Centers Around the Room
Date: March 4 - 18, 2014
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1st Graders will use the iPads to explore some fun and educational games with their friends. The students will work in groups of 2 or 3 and rotate around the room. Each iPad will have an Information Page for that app with the name of it and the directions. All of the apps are in a folder called iPad Centers on the home page of your iPad! Some of the apps are:
On the Idea Wall, 1st graders will brainstorm different places in Georgia they have traveled. When we are finished, students will take part in a Google Earth Virtual Field Trip exploring various locations in Georgia. In the Google Earth file, I've included main points of interest in the tour with links on a few of the pins for further investigation.
After we explore Georgia as a class, students will have the opportunity to use Google Earth on their own. By doing this, they will expand their use of maps and map tools.
Students are introduced to the wide world of maps. Using globes, road maps and digital images, students will explore different kinds of maps and learn the basic properties of each map. After watching the Brain Pop "Reading Maps" video, students will explore the Adventure Island and Cardinal Direction Map games to the right.
This lesson will allow students to look at maps and learn how places relate to each other. They will practice navigating from site to site and start on basic coding with "Go, George, Go."
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Go, George, Go!
Rotation #16 Adams/Daigre
Lesson: Nonfiction Research
Date: Jan. 28, 2014
As an extension of their penguin research activity, students will review parts of a nonfiction book and how to read nonfiction information. They will explore World Book Online and write down information on a topic of their choice. By the end of the lesson students will be able to:
Evaluate all aspects of an online nonfiction resource, including text, photos and videos
Be comfortable with using World Book Encyclopedia
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Once finished, students may continue practicing their typing skills on ABCYa.
Rotation #15
Lesson: Introduction to Typing
Date: Jan. 15 - 23, 2014
Students will be introduced to typing and begin to learn the location of keys on the keyboard. After learning about "home row" and reviewing key locations as a class, students will have the opportunity to practice their new skills through the games listed below.
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Rotation #14
Lesson: Winter in 6 Words - iPad (My Story)
Date: Jan. 6 - 13, 2014
1st graders will work on their writing skills and participate in an activity called Winter in 6 Words. There will be enough iPads for the students to partner up and select a winter image from the camera roll that is saved in the Photo Sharing section.
Select a photo from the ipad
Create a descriptive sentence for your image with a partner
Write your sentence on an index card, remember capitalization and punctuation.
Have a teacher check your work
When the children have completed their sentence, they can open up the My Story App on the iPad.
Create a NEW Book
Add a title (Winter in 6 Words by and )
Click on the page to edit it and select the mountains, select the photo icon and browse for the image that you will use.
Type your sentence in the text area
Record your voice with the recorder
Here is an example...
Rotation #12 & #13
Lesson: Holiday Fun
Date: Dec. 4 - 18, 2013
Students will finish their "First Gift" artwork in KidPix, making sure to add a sentence explaining what it is. When finished, students may play any of the holiday games listed below.
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Rotation #11
Lesson: The Polar Express & KidPix
Date: Nov. 19 - Dec. 3, 2013
Students will read The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg. After the book has been read, students will be asked to imagine that they were the one chosen to receive the first gift of Christmas or Hanukkah.
Students will illustrate their ideas in KidPix with a sentence explaining what it is.
This activity can be modified to accommodate all Holiday celebrations. The first gift of Hanukkah, the first gift of Kwanza...etc.
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Rotation #10
Lesson: Learning Popplet
Date: Nov. 7 - 18, 2013
Students will continue exploring systems of the body through the Popplet app. Students will use the MY BODY app and take screenshots for each system of the body. They will create a graphic organizer for each system and share it with the class. This demonstrates a bit of "app-smashing" between two apps. When this is complete, we will import them in to iMovie and create a Systems of the Body movie with Audio of the students. Students will learn how to do the following:
Create a Popplet graphic organizer
Use the iPad camera
Take a screen shot on the iPad
Crop pictures on the iPad
Import pictures on the iPad
Use appropriate Science vocabulary
Rotation #9
Lesson: The Human Body
Date: Oct. 30 - Nov. 6, 2013
1st Graders will be learning about the systems of the body in their classroom and in the Idea Lab. We will review the six systems that they are learning and the major organs/parts associated with each.
The students will trace their partner on the idea wall and illustrate the insides of the major systems of the body including labels.
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Systems of the Body
Students will work with their classmates to drag the words in the correct bubbles for each system of the body.
Rotation #8
Lesson: KidPix Pumpkins
Date: Oct. 22 - 29, 2013
Students will practice using the drawing tools in KidPix and learning to change colors. They will learn how to put their name on their work and save it to their folder on Zoe. When students have finished their picture, they can play the following games.
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Rotation #7
Lesson: Playing with KidPix
Date: Oct. 10 - 21, 2013
* The students will practice logging on without assistance.
Introduce KidPix and introduce the tools. (Have them log on as Tech Lab and select GO)
Show the draw, paint, fill and color wheel.
The students will explore the program and create something of their own using the tools introduced.
Learn how to exit the program.
Log off
When the kids have finished with KidPix, they can play another Mousing Game called Bees and Honey!
Here is an example of what the children's KidPix page should look like after they've explored the tools!
Rotation #6
Lesson: Beat the Tricks/Delivery for Webster
Date: Oct. 2 - 9, 2013
1st Graders will continue their unit on Internet Safety and discuss issues with being tricked by grownups who might be Meet Me Mack's or by websites wanting your personal information like Wanna Know Wally.
Students will watch the "Beat the Tricks" music video. They will discuss ways people try to trick kids into dangerous situations. They play a memory game to review the eight tricks they have learned. The 8 Tricks are...
The Offer Trick
The Animal Trick
The Emergency Trick
The Help Trick
The Friend Trick
The "Bad" Child Trick
The Flattery/Model Trick
The Open-the-Door Trick
The common solution for all common tricks is to ALWAYS check with a trusted adult in charge before going or doing anything with anyone, even someone the child may know well.
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Watch the video called Beat the Tricks and see if you can spot the 8 tricks that we discussed.
Delivery for Webster
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Listen to the story about how Webster is tricked while playing on the internet. This story teaches a great lesson about Pop-Ups and sharing personal information!
Rotation #5
Lesson: Internet Safety - Know the Rules & Password Rap
Date: Sept. 24 - Oct. 1, 2013
* 1st graders will navigate through the NetSmartzkids.org website and play some of the games and videos that support our internet safety unit.
We will discuss the importance of remembering the UYN Rules and how to create a Safe Password and the reasons why. We will also discuss the importance of keeping personal information private.
Activity: The children will learn about how to create a secure password with including numbers as letters. We will do an activity with our names, where numbers are included. We will guess who's name belongs to whom.
1=i 2=Z 3=E 4=A 5=S 6=b 7=Z 8=B 9=g 0=O
When you create a password, substitute a number where a letter would appear, according to the chart above. Some examples:
scuba becomes 5cu8a
water becomes w4t3r
icecream becomes 1c3cr34m
Netsmartz Password Rap
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BrainPop Internet Safety
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Rotation #4
Lesson: Internet Safety
Date: Sept. 16 - 23, 2013
* Students in 1st grade will begin their unit on Internet Safety. We will use the NetSmartz materials and resources to discuss relevant topics on Digital Citizenship.
The students will participate in watching Router's Birthday Surprise. It is an educational presentation about internet safety and appropriately learning how to identify inappropriate situations and solutions for them.
We will review the Webville Outlaws and the NetSmartz characters.
There will be relevant and meaningful discussions throughout the presentation that pertains to the content that's being delivered
If time allows, the children will explore www.netsmartzkids.org and play some games related to the video.
Play the Mousing Around Activity and then choose a game on the Mini Mouse Website below
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Mousing Around Skills
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Rotation #2
Lesson: Completing a Survey for 6th Grade Math Students
Date: Aug 28 - Sept 5, 2013
1st graders will be completing a survey that will help the 6th grade students learn about the Trinity community. They will answer questions about their favorite specials class, food, family and fun stuff that happens in school. All of this information is anonymous and will be used for looking at data. The 6th graders will use the data and create graphs representing the typical Trinity child.
After students complete their surveys with the help of 6th graders, they will open Photo Booth and explore the application. At the end of class students will learn how to log off their computer.
Lesson: Introduction to the Idea Lab & QR Code Scavenger Hunt
Date: Aug 16-23, 2013
Welcome back to Trinity and the IDEA LAB! This is a place where students and teachers can get together to create, plan, collaborate and celebrate amazing ideas! Today we are going to have an introduction to the Idea Lab, since this is the first year with technology and MacBook Airs. After an introduction to the space, students will participate in a QR Code Scavenger Hunt.
What is a QR Code? How do you read it? QR stands for Quick Response, it is a trademark that automotive factories used to track and mark their vehicles. The code consists of black modules (square dots) arranged in a square pattern on a white background. When you scan it, information is read and stored.
During this activity, students will learn about QR Codes, but more importantly, they will become familiar with the iPad and all that it is capable of.
After this lesson, students will be able to say...
1st Grade
Welcome to the 1st Grade Technology Page! You will find weekly lessons and links posted here!
Code.org
Rotation #25 and #26
Lesson: Nonfiction Research
Date: April 24 - May 9, 2014
By the end of the lesson students will be able to:
Rotation #23 and #24
Lesson: The Important Thing About my Mom
Date: April 4 - 23, 2014
In the classroom, students will work on their power writing and meet with a teacher to make necessary revisions. Students will also practice reading their selection in preparation for the recording piece that will occur on the iPad.
TEACHERS: please don't forget to send out an email reminder to your moms and have them send a photo of them and their child to you. If you could keep them in a folder, that would be great!
Rotation #21 and #22
Lesson: Georgia Regions KidPix
Date: March 19 - April 3, 2014
- Mountain Region, Piedmont Region and Coastal Region
- Create a Map Key with symbols
- Create a Compass and label it
- Discuss Borders
- Capital City
When we are finished with the Idea Wall, students will create their own regional Georgia map in KidPix. All students will have a file in their folder called Georgia Landform. They will open the file and label and shade in the regions of Georgia on the map.Through this activity, students will learn about mapping skills, typing, symbols and presentation tools.
Idea Wall
Here is a sample of what we did with the wall...
Rotation #20
Lesson: iPad Centers Around the Room
Date: March 4 - 18, 2014
Some of the apps are:
Rotation #19
Lesson: Continue Typing Skills
Date: Feb. 24 - March 3, 2014
Students will continue to work on their typing skills including posture, home key practice and piecing words together.
1. Home Keys Practice
2. Typing Adventure
3. Balloon Typing
4. Dance Mat Typing
Rotation #18
Lesson: Introduction to Georgia and Google Earth
Date: Feb. 14 - 21, 2014
After we explore Georgia as a class, students will have the opportunity to use Google Earth on their own. By doing this, they will expand their use of maps and map tools.
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Rotation #16
Lesson: Introduction to Maps
Date: Jan. 24 - Feb. 3, 2014
This lesson will allow students to look at maps and learn how places relate to each other. They will practice navigating from site to site and start on basic coding with "Go, George, Go."
Go, George, Go!
Rotation #16 Adams/Daigre
Lesson: Nonfiction Research
Date: Jan. 28, 2014
Rotation #15
Lesson: Introduction to Typing
Date: Jan. 15 - 23, 2014
Rotation #14
Lesson: Winter in 6 Words - iPad (My Story)
Date: Jan. 6 - 13, 2014
- Select a photo from the ipad
- Create a descriptive sentence for your image with a partner
- Write your sentence on an index card, remember capitalization and punctuation.
- Have a teacher check your work
When the children have completed their sentence, they can open up the My Story App on the iPad.Here is an example...
Rotation #12 & #13
Lesson: Holiday Fun
Date: Dec. 4 - 18, 2013
Students will finish their "First Gift" artwork in KidPix, making sure to add a sentence explaining what it is. When finished, students may play any of the holiday games listed below.
Rotation #11
Lesson: The Polar Express & KidPix
Date: Nov. 19 - Dec. 3, 2013
- Students will illustrate their ideas in KidPix with a sentence explaining what it is.
This activity can be modified to accommodate all Holiday celebrations. The first gift of Hanukkah, the first gift of Kwanza...etc.Rotation #10
Lesson: Learning Popplet
Date: Nov. 7 - 18, 2013
Students will learn how to do the following:
Rotation #9
Lesson: The Human Body
Date: Oct. 30 - Nov. 6, 2013
- Circulatory- heart, arteries, veins, blood
- Respiratory- lungs, mouth, nose
- Nervous- brain, spinal cord
- Skeletal- spine, skull, femur, bones
- Muscular- bicep, triceps, hamstring, quadriceps
- Digestive- stomach, liver, teeth, esophagus, intestines
The students will trace their partner on the idea wall and illustrate the insides of the major systems of the body including labels.Systems of the Body
Students will work with their classmates to drag the words in the correct bubbles for each system of the body.
Rotation #8
Lesson: KidPix Pumpkins
Date: Oct. 22 - 29, 2013
Rotation #7
Lesson: Playing with KidPix
Date: Oct. 10 - 21, 2013
- Introduce KidPix and introduce the tools. (Have them log on as Tech Lab and select GO)
- Show the draw, paint, fill and color wheel.
- The students will explore the program and create something of their own using the tools introduced.
- Learn how to exit the program.
- Log off
When the kids have finished with KidPix, they can play another Mousing Game called Bees and Honey!Rotation #6
Lesson: Beat the Tricks/Delivery for Webster
Date: Oct. 2 - 9, 2013
Students will watch the "Beat the Tricks" music video. They will discuss ways people try to trick kids into dangerous situations. They play a memory game to review the eight tricks they have learned.
The 8 Tricks are...
- The Offer Trick
- The Animal Trick
- The Emergency Trick
- The Help Trick
- The Friend Trick
- The "Bad" Child Trick
- The Flattery/Model Trick
- The Open-the-Door Trick
The common solution for all common tricks is to ALWAYS check with a trusted adult in charge before going or doing anything with anyone, even someone the child may know well.Beat the Tricks
Watch the video called Beat the Tricks and see if you can spot the 8 tricks that we discussed.
Delivery for Webster
Listen to the story about how Webster is tricked while playing on the internet. This story teaches a great lesson about Pop-Ups and sharing personal information!
Rotation #5
Lesson: Internet Safety - Know the Rules & Password Rap
Date: Sept. 24 - Oct. 1, 2013
- We will discuss the importance of remembering the UYN Rules and how to create a Safe Password and the reasons why. We will also discuss the importance of keeping personal information private.
Activity:The children will learn about how to create a secure password with including numbers as letters. We will do an activity with our names, where numbers are included. We will guess who's name belongs to whom.
1=i
2=Z
3=E
4=A
5=S
6=b
7=Z
8=B
9=g
0=O
When you create a password, substitute a number where a letter would appear, according to the chart above. Some examples:
Netsmartz Password Rap
Netsmartzkids.org
BrainPop Internet Safety
Rotation #4
Lesson: Internet Safety
Date: Sept. 16 - 23, 2013
- The students will participate in watching Router's Birthday Surprise. It is an educational presentation about internet safety and appropriately learning how to identify inappropriate situations and solutions for them.
- We will review the Webville Outlaws and the NetSmartz characters.
- There will be relevant and meaningful discussions throughout the presentation that pertains to the content that's being delivered
- If time allows, the children will explore www.netsmartzkids.org and play some games related to the video.
All of the teaching resources can be found here.Here are the characters that will help us along:
Router's Birthday Surprise
Click on the image to watch the movie!
Look at Dis Louie
Meet Me Mack
Potty Mouth Pete
Wanna Know Wally
Rotation #3
Lesson: Mousing Around
Date: Sept 6-13, 2013
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Mousing Around Skills
Minimouse.us
Rotation #2
Lesson: Completing a Survey for 6th Grade Math Students
Date: Aug 28 - Sept 5, 2013
1st graders will be completing a survey that will help the 6th grade students learn about the Trinity community. They will answer questions about their favorite specials class, food, family and fun stuff that happens in school. All of this information is anonymous and will be used for looking at data. The 6th graders will use the data and create graphs representing the typical Trinity child.
After students complete their surveys with the help of 6th graders, they will open Photo Booth and explore the application. At the end of class students will learn how to log off their computer.
Adams/Daigre and Bristow/Pileggi click here
Perry/Rankin and Schaaf/Washington click here
Rotation #1
Lesson: Introduction to the Idea Lab & QR Code Scavenger Hunt
Date: Aug 16-23, 2013
Welcome back to Trinity and the IDEA LAB! This is a place where students and teachers can get together to create, plan, collaborate and celebrate amazing ideas!
Today we are going to have an introduction to the Idea Lab, since this is the first year with technology and MacBook Airs. After an introduction to the space, students will participate in a QR Code Scavenger Hunt.
What is a QR Code? How do you read it? QR stands for Quick Response, it is a trademark that automotive factories used to track and mark their vehicles. The code consists of black modules (square dots) arranged in a square pattern on a white background. When you scan it, information is read and stored.
During this activity, students will learn about QR Codes, but more importantly, they will become familiar with the iPad and all that it is capable of.
After this lesson, students will be able to say...